Fabtech Expo, the yearly event, organized by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, to be held in Chicago from Sept. 13-16, is considered one of the world's most important events on advanced metalworking technologies.
For companies operating in the industrial machinery sector, from Italy and beyond, it constitutes an important showcase outside Europe. The 2021 edition will be attended by about…
Pack Expo Las Vegas 2021, which will be held at the Convention Center in the Nevada city of the same name from September 27-29, is one of the most important international trade shows dedicated to packaging and packaging technologies.
Once again this year, Pack Expo LV is confirmed to be an unmissable event for all those who want to be updated on the state of the art of packaging technologies…
In the last edition (#18 Winter 2021) we had asked readers the following question:
Have the restrictions imposed on international travel and other measures to contain the pandemic impacted the movement of your technicians and staff from Italy to North America?
Below are the percentages for each answer:
A) Yes, they greatly hindered both the dispatch of technicians and staff from Italy: 75.0…
PA S.p.A. will open its first foreign branch this fall. The choice is the U.S., but it will not be in a major city on the country's east or west coast but rather in the Minneapolis suburb of Bloomington, (Minnesota) and will serve as the group's North American headquarters.
The company manufactures high-pressure cleaning accessories for industrial production whose main applications are in the…
Italy's Brembo, a world leader in automotive braking systems and components, has announced that it will open its first high-tech laboratory in the U.S., in Silicon Valley.
The investment aims to accelerate the company's digitization. The "Inspiration Lab," as Brembo's new California R&D center has been christened, will focus on strengthening the company's expertise in software, data science…
As for Mexico, imports of industrial machinery and equipment (15 reference sectors Machines Italy) are also affected by the economic uncertainty resulting from the continuation of the pandemic and the restrictions and containment measures adopted both at the federal and individual state levels.
In the January-March 2021 period, Mexican imports of the sector from Italy dropped by about 23…
Canadian imports of industrial machinery and equipment (15 reference sectors Machines Italy) continue to be affected by the economic uncertainty resulting from the continuation of the pandemic and the restrictions and containment measures adopted at both the federal and provincial levels.
After a positive exploit in 2020, Canadian imports of the sector from Italy dropped by nearly 26 percent…
U.S. manufacturing industry revenues in 2020 dropped by -16% compared to 2019, while for 2021 and 2022, growths of 6% and 5% respectively are expected. In contrast, the industry's labor force dropped by -11% in 2020 and is expected to grow at an average annual rate of 4% in 2021-2022.
However, the encouraging data from the manufacturing sector has not positively affected the sector's trade…
An Italian life sciences company is planning to establish its new U.S. hub in central Indiana. Stevanato Group with a $145 million investment to build and equip a 370,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Fishers and create more than 230 jobs by the end of 2025.
The company, which provides drug containment, drug delivery and diagnostic services for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and life…
SMW-AUTOBLOK is a global market leader in the manufacture of clamping systems for turning, grinding and milling machine tools. The company designs, develops, manufactures and supports a variety of technologies and solutions for different industries and applications worldwide.
Founded in Turin, Italy's quintessential automotive district, nearly 80 years ago (1942), SMW-AUTOBLOK went from a…